Senior Finance Analyst - Research and Grants

Location: Central Cambridge

The Research Operations Office is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join us as a Senior Finance Analyst - Research and Grants on a permanent basis.

This is a finance administrative role providing support for departments and existing advisors in the management of their research grants. The University's research projects generate annual income of over £500m per annum. Our team is responsible for providing expert advice and guidance and for financially administering research funding, on behalf of academics and Departments within the University's Schools.

The role provides an excellent opportunity to develop a career in the area of research administration. Your key responsibilities will be:

1. Providing procedural and financial advice and guidance to academic and departmental staff on a range of financial administration matters.
2. Setting up and monitoring research grant budgets against expenditure You will be able to demonstrate excellent numeracy, communications and organisational skills and a positive, customer-oriented approach.

In addition, the post provides a first line of expertise and guidance on more complex administrative issues for the Finance Analysts - Research and Grants within the Research Operations Office, contributing to training needs and workload management for a given team.

Our teams work in a busy office environment, so you must be able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines. Proficiency in using Windows based packages is essential, and knowledge of Oracle Financials would be advantageous.

Your application should clearly set out how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification (the skills and experience required for the role) along with relevant examples. Candidates will be shortlisted based on these criteria.

The University is supportive of hybrid working, where some work is undertaken on University premises and some in a remote working environment. The aim of our approach is to enable as many staff as possible to work in a hybrid way if they wish and where their role allows, with the majority of time spent on-site. This arrangement is subject to change and will not form a part of the contractual terms of the role.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47392.

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and CV in the Upload Section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

Please quote reference EW42469 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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